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Contents
INTRODUCTION | 1 |
MENTVLA AND ITS SYNONYMS | 9 |
DESIGNATIONS OF THE FEMALE GENITALIA | 80 |
CVLVS AND ITS SYNONYMS | 110 |
THE VOCABULARY RELATING TO SEXUAL | 118 |
Metaphors | 151 |
Metonymy | 170 |
Some elliptical euphemisms | 202 |
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Common terms and phrases
anatomical anus Apul Aristoph Arnob attested Aurel Auson Ausonius basic obscenities Cael caique Catull Catullus Celsus Chir context Contr culus cunnus derivatives double entendre Epigr epigram etiam Etym euphemism examples expression fellator fello female fimus futuo genitalia graffiti Greek Herter ilia implication inscription intercourse interpretation irrumatio irrumo jokes language Latin lotium Mart Martial meaning mentula merda meta metaphor metonymy Mustio noun Nupt Ovid pars pars pro toto passage pedicatio pedico penis Petron Petronius phors phrase Plaut Plin Pompon Priap pudenda puella quae quam quod quoted reference Romance Romance languages semantic Serm sexual act sexual organs sexual sense Soran speaker specialised speech stercus Suet suggestive term terminology testicles tibi tone ueretrum uerpa uiro usage uterus uulua vagina various Varro verb Virg vulgar William of Blois womb word writers
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| Title | The Latin Sexual Vocabulary |
| Author | J. N. Adams |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | JHU Press, 1990 |
| ISBN | 0801841062, 9780801841064 |
| Length | 272 pages |
| Subjects | › › Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Health & Sexuality Foreign Language Study / Latin Health & Fitness / Sexuality History / Ancient / General Literary Criticism / Ancient & Classical |
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